Project Professional 2003, the enterprise project management program, works with Project Server 2003 and Project Web Access to help you more effectively plan projects, manage resources, and establish organization-wide repeatable processes.

Features

Efficiently manage projects
Leverage best practices by using a central repository of project templates. Efficiently create, staff and manage projects using step-by-step guides.

Establish rules and processes
Maintain accurate records of work completed by locking down time periods and establishing multiple approvers.

Manage resources more effectively
Gain greater visibility into your staff’s skills and availability through a central resource pool. Staff projects using skill-based resource assignment tools.

Plan resource needs
Ensure that the right people are available for future projects by planning and tracking resource requirements.

Present project data in other programs
Transfer project data smoothly to Microsoft Office PowerPoint®, Microsoft Office Word, or Microsoft Office Visio® through a presentation wizard.

System Requirements
Microsoft Windows-based computers

• Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 (SP3), Microsoft Windows XP, or later
• Processor Personal computer with an Intel Pentium 233-MHz or faster processor (Pentium III recommended)
• Memory 128 MB of RAM or greater
• Hard Disk 130 MB of available hard-disk space; optional installation files cache (recommended) requires an additional 124 MB of available hard-disk space
• Drive CD-ROM or DVD drive
• Display Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher-resolution monitor
• Internet Connection Internet functionality requires dial-up or broadband Internet access (provided separately); local or long-distance charges may apply; Internet browser requirements: Internet Explorer 5.01 with SP3 or later, Internet Explorer 5.5 with SP2 or later, or Internet Explorer 6 with SP1 or later (Internet Explorer 6 recommended for best experience)
• Networking Windows-compatible network and MAPI-compliant mail systems are required for e-mail features
• Other Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with SP3 or later, or Oracle 8.0.5, Oracle 8i, or Oracle 9.2 or later, is required for projects stored in databases (Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is required if you are using the enterprise features of Microsoft Office Project Server 2003); Project Server 2003 is required for enterprise project and resource management capabilities; Microsoft Office Project Web Access with Project Professional 2003, requires an additional 5 MB of available hard disk space and Microsoft Outlook® 2000 or later is required for importing tasks to the Outlook calendar